Preston Manning Quotes
The first lesson, for all Canadians, is that the closed door, top down approaches to constitution making do not provide the public input or debate necessary to achieve a constitutional consensus that will be supported by the people.
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My friends in the TV news business are in a state of despair about Donald Trump, even as their bosses in the boardroom are giddy over what he's doing for their once sagging ratings.
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I don't like allegories.
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It does seem to produce more creative results when there are limitations. It's like in wartime with rations - people became more inventive with cooking.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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I miss particularly the managing editor role on the 'Evening News.'
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There's a burden of representation that comes into play when there aren't enough representatives of a certain group in popular culture.
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I love my career right now, and I won't be with anybody until they make my life as satisfying and as happy as my work makes me.
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I've approached every character I've ever played with a poem, first and foremost.
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So I was in America and I thought I'll stick around while I'm here and just see what happens. The next film I did was High Art, so I guess it started with a sort of vague idea but really just a fantasy.
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The successful business executive can handle challenges and solve problems at a remarkable clip.
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I go out and speak to women's groups all the time, and I say, 'Guys, you gotta laugh and find the humor in things. You gotta pass it on.'
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The Fourth of July should be celebrated with big hearts.
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I don't mind playing spoiler.
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No industry in living memory has collapsed faster than daily print journalism.
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I still have a lot of military contacts, and friends and readers who've served or are serving, and they react really strongly to G.I. Joe. I've lost count of the number who've said, 'Oh, I just loved it as a kid. I had all the figures; it really made me think.'
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I live in Hollywood, California. It's absolutely nothing like Absaroka County, Wyoming. For me, it's a great escape and I really enjoy it.
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Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.
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I'm determined not to start dressing like I'm 45 years old now that I'm a mum.
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Having done film, TV and theatre, the nicest final bit of the jigsaw is to do live comedy, because you can talk to the audience. It feels really natural to be able to laugh with them, but at the same time still be within the framework of a play.
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If something touches me, I cry. That's it. I'm a bit raw, a bit rubbish, really. Often, a director will say to me, 'I don't think this is a scene where your character cries.' And all I can say is, good luck with that!
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But by all this I am not deterred, for I have seen, I have heard, I have felt.
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In the public's mind, Special Forces are often confused with the 'door kickers' of Special Operations Forces - such as SEAL Team 6 and Delta Force - who are the United States' elite counterterrorism operators.
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The first lesson, for all Canadians, is that the closed door, top down approaches to constitution making do not provide the public input or debate necessary to achieve a constitutional consensus that will be supported by the people.
